The midfielder has been criticised by his coach for making silly mistakes following their 2-2 draw with Hellas Verona on Saturday
Massimiliano Allegri has warned Paul Pogba he must "stop showboating" to cut out mistakes affecting his game ahead of Juventus' Champions League final clash with Barcelona.
The France midfielder was not at his best against Hellas Verona on Saturday as the Bianconeri finished their victorious Serie A season with a 2-2 draw, and Allegri has called for Pogba to simplify his performances.
"Pogba has enormous qualities but, when he lowers his concentration, he makes mistakes that are avoidable," the Juve coach told Sky Sport. "This is an important point of his growth, he needs to stop showboating in midfield."
Juve were set to head into next Saturday's clash with Barca in Berlin with a triumph, thanks to goals from Roberto Pereyra and Fernando Llorente, but Juanito added to Luca Toni's earlier effort in stoppage-time to deny the Italian table-toppers all three points.
"We alternated between good aspects of our game and bad aspects," Allegri added. "Our lead was handled badly, to be honest, regardless of the missed penalty from Carlos Tevez late on. Winning would've been a better way to end."
Allegri also passed his opinion on ominous quality that Barca have in their ranks but stressed he is not having any sleepless nights at the prospect of facing Luis Enrique's men.
"It’s borderline impossible to stop Barcelona being dangerous," the coach continued. "We have to not only focus on that, but on attacking and making life hard for them.
"Barcelona play in a different way with Luis Enrique at the helm to how they did under Pep Guardiola. They have less possession and play with a centre-forward, which they didn’t use before.
"I'm not losing any sleep, I sleep pretty soundly. It’s a game we have to prepare for but there’s no need to fire up the team for a Champions League final.
"Nobody expected Juventus to reach the final, and this doesn’t happen often in one's life, so we must do our best to bring the trophy home."
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